My partner and I used to build elaborate blanket forts and have whole conversations in silly voices and now when we try to be playful it feels forced and we both just end up on our phones. We can't figure out when we stopped being ridiculous together or how to get back to that place where we could just be completely unselfconscious.
More people experience this than they realize.
The natural playfulness that once bonded you has calcified into performance, and neither of you knows how to return to genuine silliness together.
“Where Are You with Imaginative play — children and adults?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.